Environmentally Friendly Design Site and Storm Water * Bioretention areas were utilized as forbays for the storm water management system. The bioretention areas provided approximately 240 cf (1,800 gallons) of storm water storage. * A bioswale was constructed as part of a 3,950 sf center landscape island that was designed to disconnect the pavement surface. It retains approximately 273 cf (2040 gallons) of runoff to remove pollutants and sediments before the storm water flows to the underground detention system. * Sheet flow drainage patterns were provided to allow for storm water to flow across vegetated filter areas to allow for removal of sediments. * There is a 649 cf (4,850 gallons) rain garden located along the property line of the site adjacent to the residential neighborhood. The rain garden allows for removal of pollutants and sediment from the storm water before the water flows to the underground detention system. * A stormceptor sediment removal system was installed to remove pollutants and sediment from the storm water that could not be collected into bioretention areas on the site. * An underground storage system was installed to detain a 100 year storm event. The system has the capacity to contain 24,713 cf (184,853 gallons) of storm water runoff. * Planted over one hundred trees. Many plantings were of native MI plants. Storm water stored on-site above ground 1,164 cf (8,707 gallons) Storm water stored underground 24,713 cf (184,853 gallons) Total storm water stored on-site 25,877 cf (193,560 gallons) Environmental Remediation * Seven commercial buildings demolished * Four steel underground storage tanks removed and recycled * 13 Underground automotive hoists removed, decontaminated, and recycled * 18,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil removed and transported to a licensed type II landfill. This is the equivalent of 5.52 Olympic sized swimming pools * 10,000 pounds of hazardous materials from buildings removed and recycled (fluorescent bulbs, mercury thermometers, pcb ballasts, asbestos tiles, various paints and cleaning chemicals) * 2500 yards concrete removed and recycled * Four septic tanks and septic fields removed Green Building Technology * White TPO Roof- Reduces energy consumption * High Efficiency HVAC Units with dehumidification and economizers * Demand Control Ventilation- increases fresh air intake as building population increases * High Efficiency Fan Motors- variable demand units- adjust to the minimum need * Building Management System- coordinates lighting, refrigeration and HVAC systems to minimize energy usage based on minute-by-minute needs * Refrigeration Doors with LED lighting * High Efficiency Rack Compressor System * Skylights and light dimming sensors- fluorescent lights adjust power consumption * Solar Faucet and Flush controls- limits water use on the extra low use fixtures Green Thinking Company * Small stores create a small footprint. Even at 1/5th of a standard grocery or 1/12th of a supercenter, you can get still find over 90% of the groceries that you need at Aldi. * Small stores also take less energy to heat/cool * We’re open from 9AM until 8PM so we have the lights on for fewer hours each day. * Aldi customers have been bringing their own bags, reusing cardboard boxes, and reducing the number of bags purchased for years, because this has always been the right thing to do. * We bring over 90 percent of our groceries direct to the store from our warehouse on completely filled semi-truck. This reduces the amount of trucks on the road and the amount of fuel used. (Think of the line-up of bread and chip trucks outside many stores)